Cerebral Palsy Awareness Week 2008
3 – 9 August

What is Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition that basically affects the path of messages from the brain to muscles, most often resulting in difficulties with mobility, muscle control and communication.

As many as 1-in-400 children (or one every 18 hours) are born with or can develop CP in early childhood.

CP is a condition, not a disease, and it is not hereditary.

Did you know?

• Cerebral palsy is the most common form of childhood disability
  
• It is estimated that every 18 hours a child is born with or can develop cerebral palsy
  
• There is no pre-birth test and no known cure for cerebral palsy
  
• One-in-four Australian households has someone with a disability

Further information on cerebral palsy can be found on this website under our Information section.

More information on cerebral palsy.

Scope is also the contributor of the cerebral palsy section of the Better Health Channel website – www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au.